Cyclists gear up for gruelling charity cycle

UP to 120 amateur cyclists are this morning beginning their second day of a gruelling charity cycle in an attempt to raise badly needed funds for Down Syndrome Ireland.

After a rousing send-off in Cork city yesterday, the large group of Tour de Munster fundraisers — led by former Irish cycling champion Sean Kelly — are planning to travel 150km from Killaloe in Co Clare to Tralee in Co Kerry by tonight.

By Sunday evening the army of amateur cyclists will have journeyed just over 600km through all six counties of Munster, including a daunting climb up Conor Pass tomorrow and Caha Pass on Sunday morning.